Maryland Census Records Online includes Federal and State censuses. Census records (especially when indexed) are one of the easiest ways to find family members and track individuals over their lifetime.
US Census Records
In the United States, federal censuses are taken every 10 years and these records are made public 72 after the census is taken. US Censuses began in 1790 and the most recent census available is the 1950 census. Most of the 1890 census was destroyed by fire, but parts remain and you can use other records as census substitutes.
HINT: You can look at federal (1870-1920) census records to see if your ancestor was naturalized and if they were, visit Maryland Naturalization Records online.
HINT: Between 1790 and 1840, only the head of household is named in the census.
HINT: Between 1850 and present, all people living in a household are named in the census.
HINT: Between 1850 and 1880 there are census mortality schedules listing who died in the year before the census was taken.
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US level Census Records
US – 1790 – United States Census 1790, index & images, at FS
US – 1800 – United States Census, 1800, index & images, at FS
US – 1810 – United States Census, 1810, index & images, at FS
US – 1820 – United States Census, 1820, at FS, index & images
US – 1820 United States Federal Census, at MH
US – 1830 – United States Census, 1830, at FS, index & images
US – 1830 United States Federal Census, at MH
US – 1840 – United States Census, 1840, at FS, index & images
US – 1840 United States Federal Census, at MH
US – 1850 – United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850, at FS, index & images
US – 1850 – United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850, at FS, index & images
US – 1850 – United States Census, 1850, at FS, index & images
US – 1850 United States Federal Census, at MH
US – 1850 United States Federal Census (Slave Schedule), at MH
US – 1850 United States Federal Census (Mortality Schedule), at MH
US – 1860 – United States Census, 1860, at FS, index & images
US – 1860 United States Federal Census, at MH
US – 1870 – United States Census, 1870, at FS, index & images
US – 1870 United States Federal Census, at MH
US – 1880 – United States Census, 1880, at FS, index & images
US – 1880 United States Federal Census, at MH
US – 1885-1940 – United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940, at FS
US – 1890 – United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890, at FS, index & images
US – 1890 – United States Census, 1890, at FS, index & images
US – 1890 United States Federal Census, at MH
US – 1900 – United States Census, 1900, at FS, index & images
US – 1900-1940 – United States Enumeration District Maps for the Twelfth through the Sixteenth US Censuses, 1900-1940, at FS
US – 1900 United States Federal Census, at MH
US – 1908-1910 – United States, Native American, Eastern Cherokee Enrollment Records, 1908-1910, index links to images
US – 1910 – United States Census, 1910, at FS, index & images
US – 1910 United States Federal Census, at MH
US – 1920 – United States Census, 1920, at FS, index & images
US – 1920 United States Federal Census, at MH
US – 1930 – United States Census of Merchant Seamen, 1930, at FS, index
US – 1930 – United States Census, 1930, at FS, index & images
US – 1930 United States Federal Census, at MH
US – 1930 United States Census of Merchant Seamen, at MH
US – 1940 – United States Census, 1940, at FS, index & images
US – 1940 United States Federal Census, at MH
US – 1950 – United States Census, 1950, at FS, index & images
Maryland Census Records online at the state level
Maryland – 1776 – 1776 Census of Frederick County, Maryland
Maryland – 1776 – 1776 census of Maryland
Maryland – 1776 – Maryland records: colonial, revolutionary, county and church, from original sources
Maryland – 1790 – Bakers of Maryland: 1790 U. S. Census – Western Shore of Maryland (cont’d)
Maryland – 1790 – Census schedules, 1790
Maryland – 1790 – Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790, Maryland
Maryland – 1790 – Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790, Maryland
Maryland – 1790 – Maryland, 1790 thru 1840 federal census
Maryland – 1810 – 1810 Census of Maryland: [McKinney family information]
Maryland – 1850 – Maryland, 1850 federal census
Maryland – 1850 – Mortality schedules, 1850, Maryland
Maryland – 1860 – Maryland, 1860 federal census
Maryland – 1860 – Mortality schedules, 1860, Maryland
Maryland – 1870 – Maryland, 1870 federal census
Maryland – 1880 – Maryland, 1880 federal census
Maryland – 1880 – Maryland, 1880 federal census
Maryland – 1900 – Maryland, 1900 federal census
Maryland – 1900 – Maryland, 1900 federal census
Maryland – 1910 – Maryland, 1910 federal census
Maryland – 1920 – Maryland, 1920 federal census
Maryland – 1930 – Maryland, 1930 federal census
Maryland – 1940 – Maryland, 1940 population census
Maryland – 1950 – On Our Cover: Maryland 1950 census
Maryland – Census Records – Various indexes of early settlers of Maryland, 1633-1680
Maryland – Census Records – Applications for membership, ca. 1910-1953
Maryland Census Records online at the county level
Anne Arundel County – Census – Mortality Schedules of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, 1850-60-70-80, at FS
Baltimore County – Census – 1850 – Nonpopulation Census Schedules for Baltimore City and County, Maryland, 1850-1860 : Agriculture, Industry, and Social Statistics, at FS
Caroline County – Census – 1778 – 1778 Census of Maryland, at FS
Charles County – Census – 1778 – 1778 Census of Maryland, at FS
Charles County – Census – 1778 – Maryland Records : Colonial, Revolutionary, County and Church from Original Sources, at FS
Dorchester County – Census – 1882 – Maryland, Dorchester County, Census Records, 1882, at FS
Harford County – Census – 1810 – Index to the 1810 Federal Census of Harford County, Maryland, at FS
Harford County – Census – 1800 – Harford County, Maryland, 1800 Census, at FS
Harford County – Genealogy – Maryland Census of 1776 for Harford, County, at FS
Montgomery County – Census – 1810 – Maryland Source Records, at FS
Montgomery County – Census – 1810 – Index to the 1810 Federal Census of Montgomery County, Maryland, at FS
Montgomery County – Census – 1850 – Montgomery Co., Maryland Census Index, 1850, at FS
Montgomery County – Census – 1778 – The Free Male Taxables of 1778 [Montgomery County, Maryland], at FS
Queen Anne’s County – Census – 1778 Census of Maryland, at FS
Worcester County – Census – 1850 – Nonpopulation Census Schedules for the District of Columbia, 1850-1870 : Agriculture, Industry, Mortality, and Social Statistics, and Nonpopulation Census Schedules for Worcester County, Maryland, 1850, Agriculture, at FS
Maryland Census Records online at the city level
Baltimore (Independent City) – Census – 1850 – Nonpopulation Census Schedules for Baltimore City and County, Maryland, 1850-1860 : Agriculture, Industry, and Social Statistics, at FS
Baltimore (Independent City) – Census – 1860 – Nonpopulation Census Schedules for Baltimore City and County, Maryland, 1850-1860 : Agriculture, Industry, and Social Statistics, at FS
Baltimore (Independent City) – Census – 1800 – Census Records of Baltimore City [Maryland] 1800, at FS
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